These nerve pairs spread throughout your body to deliver commands from your brain and spinal cord to and from parts of your body. Diagram. The central nervous system and peripheral nervous system work ...

Multiple sclerosis causes lesions to the spinal cord and other parts of the central nervous ... The CNS includes the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. A misdirected inflammatory response ...

A high school teacher recounts how a seemingly unconnected sensation led to an unexpected diagnosis—that fortunately wasn't permanently damaging.

The spine, or backbone, is made up of a column of 33 bones and tissue extending from the skull to the pelvis. These bones, or vertebrae, enclose and protect a cylinder of nerve tissues known as ...

As a result, bones or other parts of the spine start pressing on your spinal cord and other nerves. Although some people don’t experience symptoms, those who do may have pain, numbness ...

"The initial injury is only one part of the problem ... be able to apply the same principle to other nerve cells and improve treatments for spinal cord injuries." Stewart says these findings ...

This vector carries the gene encoding the active part of botulinum toxin, which it will make in the spinal cord to block the sensory nerve signals that result in involuntary bladder contractions.